Itunis Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 If anything came through after midnight or so it wasn't loud enough to wake me up. Looks like much of the immediate metro area is just fine this morning. Horrible to hear about the massive numbers of fatalities to our west... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 The damage in the Tri-Cities(TN) appears to widespread. Seven reported dead in Glad Springs(VA). Since this happened at night, the damage area-wide is just now getting documented by video. Basically, I-81 from Fall Branch(TN) to about 30 miles north of the TN/VA line was hit the hardest. Two supercells moved (almost exactly) up the interstate corridor last night. Tornado warnings accompanied both. Camp Creek(not on I-81) in Greeneville must have been hit pretty hard due to the news crews being in that area. My neighborhood is about four miles northwest of the I-81 damage. It is extremely rare for a tornado outbreak of this size to hit this area. May be one for the record books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Same here. But I did get .18"..... Big bust here. No thunder or lightning. Hardly any rain. Just some gusty winds and that was it last night and early morning hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose4 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Morning everyone. Looking at the SPC day 1 stuff it looks like we're not quite out of the woods yet in eastern VA/NC/SC. I guess it's not over till it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Just over the wire: a confirmed 128 fatalities in AL alone. Over 180 total now. Just devastating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 live air shots over GA..not sure where http://www.cnn.com/v...=stream3&hpt=T1 edit now says spalding county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtg947h Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 My parents live ~1 mile from the FFC radar; they dodged everything ok and I'm assuming my in-laws (4mi away from them) did too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 live air shots over GA..not sure where http://www.cnn.com/v...=stream3&hpt=T1 edit now says spalding county That's south of Atlanta in the Griffin GA area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Any one have any reports out of Cullman AL ? A friend on mine in Ireland cannot get in touch with her father.....???? Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm wondering if most of the people who lost their lives in AL came from that tornado that moved from Tuscaloosa all the way to NC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 27 confirmed fatalities in the Chattanooga Metro area this morning. 15 of them are within a 4 mile radius o my house. 7 in ringgold, and 8 in Apison, which is only about 2 miles from me as the crow flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 27 confirmed fatalities in the Chattanooga Metro area this morning. 15 of them are within a 4 mile radius o my house. 7 in ringgold, and 8 in Apison, which is only about 2 miles from me as the crow flies. Just awful, and unfortunately from what I've heard so far this morning there are still areas they can't get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 27 confirmed fatalities in the Chattanooga Metro area this morning. 15 of them are within a 4 mile radius o my house. 7 in ringgold, and 8 in Apison, which is only about 2 miles from me as the crow flies. Glad you are OK. I was wondering about you last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Czar Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Major damage reported in MTN city ga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Glad you are OK. I was wondering about you last night. We got really lucky. I stupidly allowed the batteries to die in the weather radio, so to be safe we spent most of last night camped in the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Major damage reported in MTN city ga. That would make sense. They looked like pretty much the bulls eye of that Alabama supercell and the one that trailed right behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 live air shots Catoosa county GA http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3&hpt=T1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Czar Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 That would make sense. They looked like pretty much the bulls eye of that Alabama supercell and the one that trailed right behind it. My wife just text me her brother stayed up to help the MTN city fire Dept. He said two stations are destroyed along with a gun store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkecountync Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I am usually not happy when the storms miss me; however, this morning I am. A trained spotter reported that a tornado was on the ground in Morganton, NC; however, there is no report of major damage this morning. I live on the eastern side of the county and the storm missed me (thank goodness). Definitely a big relief this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 without question, you guys have to see this footage from the Tuscaloosa tornado. Unreal. Especially about the 3:30 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 without question, you guys have to see this footage from the Tuscaloosa tornado. Unreal. Especially about the 3:30 mark. That looks like a tornado you see in the plains states, not the southeast. I feel horrible for the people in AL, but at the same time thankful that the storms weakened so much before they reached metro Atlanta. I couldn't imagine something like that hitting a major metro area like Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 27 confirmed fatalities in the Chattanooga Metro area this morning. 15 of them are within a 4 mile radius o my house. 7 in ringgold, and 8 in Apison, which is only about 2 miles from me as the crow flies. That gives me chills reading that. For all those on this board that were complaining about the storms dieing out we all should have prayed for the whole system to just dissipate. It was an extremely volatile situation where you shouldn't want any storm of any strength near you at all with the tornadic potential that the atmosphere contained yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxFreak11 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 New Tornado Watch just issued for Charleston County in SC. I thought the coastal plain might luck out , but I guess not. Prayers are out to all those people in Alabama.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wow that video is insane. Guy had a deathwish! Just proves how Tornadoes can turn on a dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 That gives me chills reading that. For all those on this board that were complaining about the storms dieing out we all should have prayed for the whole system to just dissipate. It was an extremely volatile situation where you shouldn't want any storm or any strength near you at all with the tornadic potential that the atmosphere contained yesterday. I agree. This is one time when I'm glad the forecasters were wrong. They were saying the storms wouldn't lose much intensity as they moved into metro Atlanta, but thankfully they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Wow that video is insane. Guy had a deathwish! Just proves how Tornadoes can turn on a dime. Does that video remind you of something ? I think there was a guy in NC who did the same thing 2 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It doesn't sound like today will be a repeat of 4/16, but I can see why people here in central NC would be nervous. It looks and feels exactly the same outside this morning as it did that morning before all the tornados broke out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 sun popping through here in Conway, SC this morning. hope it doesnt destabilize things too much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Lots of wind atm, with OVC skies, was stunned to wake up to the FAT numbers coming out of AL, TN, MS, and GA. Went to bed last night listening to the Catoosa county Fire-EMS-Sheriff on the iPhone, and last I heard was 5 deaths there. I fear this is going to go higher as reports that are made public and confirmed are likely hours old by the time they are released, and many areas still have not been cleared per ABC 33/40 in AL. URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 252 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 850 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 850 AM UNTIL 400 PM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BERN NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 249...WW 250...WW 251... DISCUSSION...BROKEN BAND OF PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE COAST AS DAYTIME HEATING PROCEEDS. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE /MLCAPE AOA 1500 J PER KG/...WITH SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR TO MAINTAIN A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS/LARGE HAIL...AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS/BOWS. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035. ...THOMPSON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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